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- HE 74/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming integration and language training services
Integration and language training services will be reformed by emphasising immigrants' personal responsibility, language learning and employment. Funding for the services will be consolidated into a single channel within the central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services, and the system will be streamlined to achieve savings.
22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote102 jaa85 ei - HE 59/2026 vpPassed
Adjusting corporate tax apportionment shares
The shares of the central government and municipalities in corporate income tax revenue will be amended for the years 2026–2029 and permanently from 2030 onwards. The amendment ensures that earlier tax changes do not alter municipal tax revenue.
15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 100/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary cut to central government transfers
The central government transfer rate for basic municipal services will rise to 25.73 per cent from the beginning of 2026. At the same time, a temporary two per cent cut of 75 million euros will be made to central government transfers received by municipalities for 2026.
16 Dec 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
98 jaa64 ei - HE 116/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting social assistance and tightening conditions
The basic amount of social assistance will be reduced for adults, and recipients will face a stricter obligation to apply for full-time work and primary benefits. Neglecting obligations or facing unemployment security sanctions will lead to social assistance being cut more readily than before.
19 Dec 2025 · 8 votes91 jaa79 ei - HE 40/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Securing public ownership of water services
Municipalities will no longer be permitted to sell water utilities or their networks to private operators. The reform will also clarify the planning of water services and the obligation of properties to connect to the water and sewerage network.
25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying agricultural support conditions and implementation
Applying for agricultural support, support conditions and monitoring would be streamlined. The threshold for the obligation to restore permanent grassland would be eased, and inspection visits for environmental agreements would be brought forward to avoid clawbacks.
22 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 151/2024 vpPassed
Making municipal climate plans voluntary
The statutory obligation for municipalities to draw up their own climate plan will be abolished. Municipalities will be able to decide on their climate actions and plans voluntarily.
9 Dec 2024 · 2 votes103 jaa79 ei - HE 103/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Limiting municipal waste management responsibility
Statutory municipal waste management responsibility will be limited to ordinary homes and holiday homes, leaving care homes and other housing units for health and social services to manage their waste themselves. At the same time, Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will be tasked with supervising compliance with EU battery requirements.
17 Dec 2024 · 4 votes114 jaa56 ei - HE 54/2025 vpPassed
Early childhood education and care vouchers
Service vouchers for early childhood education and care will be regulated under a dedicated act instead of health and social services regulation. The use of service vouchers will remain voluntary for municipalities and an option for families to choose a private early childhood education and care place.
14 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 162/2025 vpPassed
Easing rules for property officials
Qualification requirements for municipal real estate engineers will be broadened and the maximum age for serving as an attesting notary will be raised to 70 years. The changes will make recruitment easier for municipalities and allow attesting notaries to serve for a longer period.
9 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Separating region and wellbeing county divisions
The division into wellbeing services counties and the division into regions will be separated into their own acts, meaning that potential changes to wellbeing services counties will no longer automatically alter regional borders. At the same time, the terms for financial support for county council groups and the remuneration rules for elected officials will be specified in greater detail.
20 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 112/2024 vpPassed
Cutting vocational education and training funding
Funding for vocational education and training will be cut by 120 million euros from 2025 onwards, reducing study places for adults who already hold a qualification. At the same time, administrative obligations for upper secondary institutions will be eased, and an additional 10 million euros will be allocated to support for learning in general upper secondary schools.
22 Nov 2024 · 3 votes96 jaa66 ei - HE 127/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the mining mineral tax
The mining mineral tax paid by mining companies will be increased significantly. At the same time, the distribution of tax revenues will be altered so that the majority of revenues are directed to the state instead of municipalities.
16 Dec 2025 · 7 votesClosest vote · Mietinnön lausumaehdotus JAA / hylkääminen EI
141 jaa18 ei - HE 111/2024 vpPassed
Reducing administrative burden in early childhood education and care
Municipalities and private early childhood education and care providers will no longer be required to draw up local early childhood education and care plans or to report staff continuing education to the national data repository. The reform aims to reduce the administrative burden of early childhood education and care and save working time.
22 Nov 2024 · 1 vote92 jaa68 ei - HE 120/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting municipal wage subsidies
Wage subsidies paid to municipalities will be restricted so that they are granted only for hiring persons with partial work ability or long-term unemployed persons aged 60 or over. At the same time, employment service and compulsory work duties during states of emergency under the Emergency Powers Act will be transferred to the new employment authorities.
17 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa54 ei - HE 201/2026 vpIn progress
Tightening conditions for state-subsidised rental housing
Rules on state-subsidised rental housing will be tightened so that housing is better targeted at low-income people who need it the most. Transferring a tenancy to a family member or subletting an apartment will require the landlord's permission, and short-term letting of an apartment will be prohibited completely.
14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 126/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening housing allowance and asset limits
Asset limits and restrictions will be introduced for the general housing allowance and the housing allowance for pensioners, reducing or terminating support for households with assets. In addition, housing allowance will decrease in six cities due to a reduction in the maximum limits for housing costs.
13 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa56 ei - HE 103/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Additional preparatory year and fee increases
Children with an immigrant background will be given the option of a second year of supplementary instruction preparing for basic education to support language learning, but preparatory education will be restricted to those born abroad. At the same time, maximum fees for morning and afternoon activities for school children will be increased and linked to an index.
5 Dec 2025 · 8 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion 48
90 jaa77 ei - HE 105/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing daycare-specific equality plans
Daycare centres and other early childhood education and care units will no longer be required to draw up their own separate equality plans. A municipality or private early childhood education and care provider will be able to draw up a single joint plan for all its units.
19 Nov 2024 · 1 vote108 jaa53 ei - HE 192/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting integration compensation and easing obligations
The state will cut compensation paid to municipalities and wellbeing services counties for promoting integration and reduce their related administrative obligations. At the same time, special state reimbursements for immigrants' social assistance will be abolished or their duration shortened.
19 Dec 2024 · 4 votes97 jaa68 ei